Neuter Nouns
For which two cases do neuter nouns always have the ending "-a"? Make sure to specify between singular and plural.
What are:
Nominative and accusative plural
List the three ways that nouns and adjectives must agree.
What are:
gender, case, and number
liber manus
pax dea
What are:
book hand
peace goddess
Translate:
Milites fideles regem servavit.
What is:
The loyal/faithful soldiers saved the king.
Choose the adjective which agrees with the 2nd declension noun mariti.
laetus / laeti / laeto / laetum
What is:
laeti
The plan inspired the students to act. (Hint - plan is a second declension neuter noun)
consilius / consilia / consilio / consilium
What is:
consilium
"Plan" is the subject, and the 2nd decl. nom. sing. ending is "-um"
Choose the adjective which agrees with the 1st declension noun feminīs.
feroces / ferocium / ferocibus / ferocis
What is:
ferocibus
(feminīs and ferocibus are feminine, dative/ablative, plural)
Define these four verbs.
invenire tacēre
discedere recusare
What are:
to find to be quiet/silent
to leave, go away to refuse
Translate:
Maritus dona carae uxorī faciebat.
(carae - dear)
What is:
The husband was making gifts for (his) dear wife.
The terrible smell of the room overwhelmed the people.
cubiculum / cubiculi / cubiculo / cubicula
What is:
cubiculi
"of" means the noun will be genitive
The boy spotted the procession on the road.
(agmen is a third declension neuter noun)
agmen / agminem / agminum / agmine
What is:
agmen
(the accusative singular is the same as the nominative singular)
Choose the adjective which agrees with the 3rd declension noun matres.
laetīs / laetarum / laetae / laeta / laetam
What is:
laetae
(both matres and laetae are fem. nominative plural)
Define these six words.
quo? -que
ibi aliquid
nam quamquam
What are:
where? and
there something
for although
Choose the correct adjective to agree with the italicized noun, then translate.
Feles sacra latrones _________ terruit.
magni / magnīs / magnos / magnorum
What is:
(magnos)
The sacred cat terrified/frightened the big thugs/robbers.
What is
tempus tempora
temporis temporum
temporī temporibus
tempus tempora
tempore temporibus
Translate:
Capita animalium in arbore videmus.
What is:
We see the heads of the animals in the tree.